A bit morbid. But I gotta ask.
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Xander
It would depend on which member that it was. If it was somebody I never really talked with, then I would be sad to hear about the news, but it wouldn't really affect me personaly. Then, there are those that I've talked to on the board many times, but have not talked with outside of Lit. With those people I would feel a great sadness to hear about them passing on. And there are people here that I've become good friends with in the time I've been here. So it would depend on who it was to determine how much it would affect me, but I would feel sad about anyones death.
Pyper, you know, I actualy brought that up at another board early last year. Made a lot of people think twice when a regular member would suddenly leave the board. And also, when I left Lit for awhile, I got an email from someone who wanted to check up on if I was ok.
It would depend on which member that it was. If it was somebody I never really talked with, then I would be sad to hear about the news, but it wouldn't really affect me personaly. Then, there are those that I've talked to on the board many times, but have not talked with outside of Lit. With those people I would feel a great sadness to hear about them passing on. And there are people here that I've become good friends with in the time I've been here. So it would depend on who it was to determine how much it would affect me, but I would feel sad about anyones death.
Pyper, you know, I actualy brought that up at another board early last year. Made a lot of people think twice when a regular member would suddenly leave the board. And also, when I left Lit for awhile, I got an email from someone who wanted to check up on if I was ok.
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I suppose the same thing would happen as when you announce bad news to the group... Been there, done that. But it is freaky, Xander.
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I would be crushed! Especially if that person was someone I had talked to and come to care for. I can think of one person from this board in particular that is a kindred spirit to me, and although I've never met him, his death would hurt me deeply.
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"For whom the bell tolls...
Any mans death diminishes me".
The partial quotes above were the first thoughts through my mind when I read this thread.
There are people whose posts I miss when they are away for a while, they are the comfortable regulars, the posters with a style I enjoy.
There are posters I (IMHO) find to be irritants, who also bring a different view to the BB for what ever reason, to stir thought or sh1t. Some do bring interesting topics, even though other of their posts I don't read for various reasons.
Would the announced death affect me, yes I think it would.
No matter from which of the two camps the poster resided for the most part, either camp will have something missing, the BB will have lost some of its essence.
EZ
Any mans death diminishes me".
The partial quotes above were the first thoughts through my mind when I read this thread.
There are people whose posts I miss when they are away for a while, they are the comfortable regulars, the posters with a style I enjoy.
There are posters I (IMHO) find to be irritants, who also bring a different view to the BB for what ever reason, to stir thought or sh1t. Some do bring interesting topics, even though other of their posts I don't read for various reasons.
Would the announced death affect me, yes I think it would.
No matter from which of the two camps the poster resided for the most part, either camp will have something missing, the BB will have lost some of its essence.
EZ
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Speaking personally...
...It's very unsettling.
I post to a couple of newsgroups, and every once in awhile, a post like that shows up. About 3 months go, an announcement went out that one of the most prolific posters, and I mean 25 - 75 posts a day, everyday, for at least the last 10 years that I've been subscribed to that group, died of a heart attack.
The most heartening thing, though, was the genuine outpouring of emotion. This person's posts had touched a lot of people, and over 400 people felt compelled to express there sympathy.
It kind of helped restore my faith in humankind...
Peace,
Bob
...It's very unsettling.
I post to a couple of newsgroups, and every once in awhile, a post like that shows up. About 3 months go, an announcement went out that one of the most prolific posters, and I mean 25 - 75 posts a day, everyday, for at least the last 10 years that I've been subscribed to that group, died of a heart attack.
The most heartening thing, though, was the genuine outpouring of emotion. This person's posts had touched a lot of people, and over 400 people felt compelled to express there sympathy.
It kind of helped restore my faith in humankind...
Peace,
Bob
Wow freaky question there Xander. Oh and yes you really shouldn't think, I hear it can be bad for you 
I was thinking this very thing the other day, you see Renee up and disappeared and although I mailed her and asked if she was indeed okay, I never received a reply, BUT this happened before and when she came back there was extremely good reason for it, I just hope that she is indeed okay this time around.
But you know I have to say that although it would be sad there are only a handful of people, that if this did happen, would it directly affect my livelihood. That's sad I know, but there are so many people that come in and out of this place that no matter how hard people try, we will never know the true person behind the poster. That's also sad.
Yes Xander it would hurt that this has happened. I hope all is well and that your not working up to something here, please tell me Angel is okay, and that your safe and happy in your life right now.
Take Care EVERYONE
I was thinking this very thing the other day, you see Renee up and disappeared and although I mailed her and asked if she was indeed okay, I never received a reply, BUT this happened before and when she came back there was extremely good reason for it, I just hope that she is indeed okay this time around.
But you know I have to say that although it would be sad there are only a handful of people, that if this did happen, would it directly affect my livelihood. That's sad I know, but there are so many people that come in and out of this place that no matter how hard people try, we will never know the true person behind the poster. That's also sad.
Yes Xander it would hurt that this has happened. I hope all is well and that your not working up to something here, please tell me Angel is okay, and that your safe and happy in your life right now.
Take Care EVERYONE
Hello Xander!
I am saddened any time I hear of a person passing on,but I don't let it tear me up.
Espeically on a BB somewhere.I guess it's because I'm not really close to any one on this board,or any other board,as far as that goes.
I have learned to deal with death over my lifetime.Many good loving people I have known,and loved,and have been very much attached too have passed away.So I suppose I have just hardened myself to it.
I hope that everything in your little part of the world is cool,and one more thing:"When in the hell are you stopping by to get that damn box of skateboard parts?"(LMAO)...Later!
I am saddened any time I hear of a person passing on,but I don't let it tear me up.
Espeically on a BB somewhere.I guess it's because I'm not really close to any one on this board,or any other board,as far as that goes.
I have learned to deal with death over my lifetime.Many good loving people I have known,and loved,and have been very much attached too have passed away.So I suppose I have just hardened myself to it.
I hope that everything in your little part of the world is cool,and one more thing:"When in the hell are you stopping by to get that damn box of skateboard parts?"(LMAO)...Later!
On Virtual Places I had a friend whom I talked to on voice every day for two years. We co-owned a "shop" - website where people came to get their avatars painted. I used to be rostered to look after the shop at night so I would just do my work and check every now and then to see if there was a visitor.
My friend was a troubled soul so I wasn't totally surprised when his 16 year old niece and brother (they were shop helpers too) came on one night and told me he had killed himself. He had attempted to take his life before. It did affect me though. He was truly addicted to the net - held avatar painting contests that went for 15 hours. I used to help host them but only during my holidays - LOL.
What I missed the most was he used to hold meetings like it was a real business and yell at us for not sticking to the roster. You talk to someone every day for two years, even if you have never met them, you get to understand some of their "ghosts". There is a sense of loss. Absolutely. Probably the equivalent of losing one of your reasonably close acquaintances at work. Sigh.
My friend was a troubled soul so I wasn't totally surprised when his 16 year old niece and brother (they were shop helpers too) came on one night and told me he had killed himself. He had attempted to take his life before. It did affect me though. He was truly addicted to the net - held avatar painting contests that went for 15 hours. I used to help host them but only during my holidays - LOL.
What I missed the most was he used to hold meetings like it was a real business and yell at us for not sticking to the roster. You talk to someone every day for two years, even if you have never met them, you get to understand some of their "ghosts". There is a sense of loss. Absolutely. Probably the equivalent of losing one of your reasonably close acquaintances at work. Sigh.
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Interesting question you have posed Xander.
I believe that any time we hear of someone's passing there is a reaction. Whether it is a sharp intake of breath, the tug at our heartstrings, or the feeling that we have been punched in the solar plexus, something happens to our internal emotional compass.
When we read in the paper or hear on the news of someone dying on the highway, we may not feel as emotionally connected as we would with someone we personally know.
I think we all share similar reactions to this type of news. If it is an acquaintance or someone we've met in passing or had even the slightest interaction with, we still feel a sense of loss. Very similar to what happens when a celebrity dies. We don't usually know them personally, yet we still feel saddened because they are no longer part of our lives.
Nothing could come close to losing a family member or close friend of course, but I am sure that we would all feel pain at discovering that someone we have 'met' here has been taken away.
I hope this was merely an exercise in thought-provoking discussion and that a real life situation hasn't prompted the topic!
I believe that any time we hear of someone's passing there is a reaction. Whether it is a sharp intake of breath, the tug at our heartstrings, or the feeling that we have been punched in the solar plexus, something happens to our internal emotional compass.
When we read in the paper or hear on the news of someone dying on the highway, we may not feel as emotionally connected as we would with someone we personally know.
I think we all share similar reactions to this type of news. If it is an acquaintance or someone we've met in passing or had even the slightest interaction with, we still feel a sense of loss. Very similar to what happens when a celebrity dies. We don't usually know them personally, yet we still feel saddened because they are no longer part of our lives.
Nothing could come close to losing a family member or close friend of course, but I am sure that we would all feel pain at discovering that someone we have 'met' here has been taken away.
I hope this was merely an exercise in thought-provoking discussion and that a real life situation hasn't prompted the topic!
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I'd be sad to hear of ANY BB member passing...however there are only a certain few here that would really AFFECT me to know that they were no longer out there.
As everyone else has said, I hope you aren't leading up to an announcement.
As everyone else has said, I hope you aren't leading up to an announcement.
Xander
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No, easy guys. This is not a prelude to an annoucement.
However the question itself has popped up from time to time in my mind.
I know, if it was someone I knew, and had talked to. That it would deeply affect me personally.
I would be saddend if it was someone I was only familiar with through his/hers post.
However the question itself has popped up from time to time in my mind.
I know, if it was someone I knew, and had talked to. That it would deeply affect me personally.
I would be saddend if it was someone I was only familiar with through his/hers post.
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Coming from you, Xander, I'm not sure I'd take it seriously. What has happened?
teresafannin
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I am always saddened to hear of someone's passing, if not for myself, then for their loved ones. There are several people here that I like & admire very much & their passing would affect me. Since no one in my RL knows about this site, as I said before, I will just disappear one day. There are a few people from this board who are in my other address book, I guess they could let this board know if someone from my RL would send a blanket email to everyone. I'm not here much anymore, lots of complications in RL these days.
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...I asked this question a couple/few months back when Ezzie had an online friend from her Acro team die...In fact, almost the entire team went to North Dakota for his funeral...
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Someone in chat tried using death as a stunt in chat within the last couple of months. I know it's not what you're getting at. But, how hurtful and cruel. To those who didn't know better, it hurt them. Yes, I think that to hear of any death on here would be painful to me. As for a "friend" I can only imagine.
